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POPULAE SCIENCE EEVIEW, 
Schedule to which this Act refers : — 
MEASURES OF LENGTH. 
Metric Denominations and Values. 
Equivalents in British Denominations. 
Metres. 
Myriametre ... ... 10,000 
Kilometre ... ... 1,000 
Hectometre ... ... 100 
Dekametre ... ... 10 
Metre ... ... ... 1 
Decimetre ... ... -r^ 
Centimetre ... ... xlrr 
Millimetre ... ... Tuuir 
Miles. Yards. Feet. In. Dec. 
( 6 376 0 11-9 
(or 10,936 0 1T9 
1,093 1 10-79 
109 1 1-079 
10 2 9-7079 
1 0 3-3708 
3-9371 
0-3937 
0-0394 
MEASURES OF SURFACE. 
Metric Denominations and Values. 
Equivalents in British Denominations. 
Square Metres. 
Hectare, i. e. 100 Ares ... 10,000 
Dekare, i. e. 10 Ares ... 1,000 
Are 100 
Centiare, i. e. -rhu Are ... 1 
Acres. Square Yards. Dec. 
i 2 2,280-3326 
( or 11,960-3326 
1,196-0333 
119-6033 
1-1960 
MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 
Metric Denominations and Values. 
Equivalents in British Denominations. j 
Cubic Metres. 
Kilolitre, i.e. 1000 Litres... 1 
Hectolitre, i.e. 100 Litres ... rV 
Dekalitre, i.e. 10 Litres ... 
Litre^ ^ ... t-ttAd- 
Decilitre, i.e. iV Litre . . . — o-cnny 
Centilitre, i.e. Litre ... 
Qtrs. Bis. Pks. Gls. Qts. Pts. Dec. 1 
3 3 2 0 0 0-77 
2 3 0 0 0-077 
1 0 0 1-6077 
1-76077 
0-176077 
0-0176077 
WEIGHTS. 
Metric Denominations and Values. 
Equivalents in British Denominations. 
Grams. 
Millier ... ... 1,000,000 
Quintal ... ... 100,000 
Myriagram ... 10,000 
Kilogram ... 1,000 
Hectogram ... 100 
Dekagram ... 10 
Gram ... ... 1 
Decigram ... ^ 
Centigram . . . 
Milligram ... 
Cwt. Stones. Pounds. Oz. Drams. Dec. 
19 5 6 9 15-04 
1- 7 10 7 6-304 
1 8 0 11-8304 
/ 2 3 4-3830 
( (or 15432-3487 grains) 
3 8-4383 
5-6438 
0-56438 
0-056438 
0-0056438 
0-00056438 
